Sep 18, 2006 14:35
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
los vicios vienen como pasajeros, nos visitan como huéspedes y se quedan como am
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One for the detectives amongst you! - Can't for the life of me find this Confucius quote!
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Sep 18, 2006 15:30: Henry Hinds changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Vices arrive as strangers, are invited in as guests, and stay on as our masters.
I have heard it this way, but couldn't find it either.
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Patricia Rosas
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Comment: "Thanks Ruth!"
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Because vices are temporary, and of short duration; virtue is perpetual
could help.
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See explanation below
Because vices come by temporarily, visits us as guests, and stay [for long] as friends...
Basically, it means that vices start as something you just "try once", and before you know it, you cannot get rid of the vice in question.
Basically, it means that vices start as something you just "try once", and before you know it, you cannot get rid of the vice in question.
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